The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
THE MURPHY EVICTION.
Squire Winters and Constable ID
why Handle the Papers.
Mrs. Dwyer Assumes sbs Tack Of
Throwing Ont the Furniture
aud Emects.


rors, made known In yesterdays Ar.
rRAL. excited widespread eminent
aud sympathy for the poor victim.
All day yesterday ohariisbly jisp ,sed
people sent in contributions, which
aggregated about $50. Mrs. Murphy
ia still at the hospital with her chill
dren, including the newly born babe,
aud is doing we'll
Efforts were mads. al or kno Wedge
OF the case was received, to lsara who
Was responsible for the beartlesa act.
The only reports obtSnabls placed II
at the door OF Constable Frank Davis,
serving wit from Squire Jennings
court. Yesterday Constable N. Di.
why, OF the Sixth Civil district, sew.
iug In Squire Pope's Office, came for.
ward and shonldered the burden with
the following letter:
ITO the Editor Of the ArrxALi
"ln your issue OF October 9, 1887 Won
sllnde 10 the diabolical actions vi a
constable by the name OF Davis, in
executing writ Of Possession In favor
of May Dryer. sgainst Mrs Mary Muir
ply. In Justice 10 Mr.. Frank Davis
and to Justioe Thomas Fleming, l
will state that neither the former or
ecuted nor the latter issued the writ,
INT 1t wae Issued by Justice p. NJ.
Winters, aud placed In my hands 10
execute, Being sworn and bonded
obi or, and Knowing nothing oil The
condition 81 the family, either 40 TO
health or finances, obeyed the com.
mand 81 TIE Law, not knowing that
the lady wac In euoh critical condition
"a was subsequently developed. The
wit was Executed about 8 o'clock d
m, and Mr.. Murphy was at that
time mp, movirg about, apparently
well, and made no objection 30 eur.
rendering the premises. No com.
plants were then made "a "a vac ltlpR
tue PREMISE, nor any complaint OF
sickness made whatever. No violsnoe
Was ussd, nor harsh words. Had the
lady complained 10 me OF her oondi.
ton at the time, certainly, for hu.
maniiy's rake, would have run this
rick Of censure for derellction In ciIl
cial duty rather than TO expose q sick
woman 10 pain and suffrring. Duty
ana humanity can we'll 20 together
without sacrifice TO either. The
former / al charged, without any
knowledge Of the taeii6ce Of Il after.
This ie the whole OF the matter, and
feeling secure 10 the conscious limo.
eence Of any intg ntional wrong | am
respectfully yours N. DIvINY.
Constable slxlh district, Shelby
county, Tenn"
Mr.. Dlviny insists that the entire
work was done before dark. TIE only
part he took was serving the writ, do.
handing the keys and authors ng |
hrs. Dsyer 10 take possession. The |
owner assumed the task OF throwing
the furnituro and psno ial effects out
heisei, the constable maintaining that
he Offered no assistance. Mfe. Mur.
ply, be eays, Voluntarily left the
house aud entered no protest against
tha proceeding.
MI. Diyiny was intorrosated as 10
why the writ was placed Ia his hanos
instead Of constable Tor the district
In which Mrs. Dsyer's property 10
situated. He knew. nothing farther |
than tina, no WA given the writ IN the
sbern's office, and served Il 10 com.
pllanoe With his ewoin obligrions.
Sheriff Cannon says that MIS-
Dryer cams 81 him Tuesday, showed
him the writ and siked 20 bAvs IL
served. The sheriff replied that he
did not have n deputy 10 epare, and
told Ms Dryer that the might 6nd
a constable or = special deputy at one
oil the msgistiAu. offices. nhe went
away, AID, Il tesme, iound Diviny,
who tefved the writ. The therifi do.
mics that ke ent Mrs. ID Eyer 10 ID.
why or any other deputy. and he also
denies ,hN ne spoke TO Diviny about
the wilt OF anything else. This L. q
lat and reliable contradiction OF Mr..
Diviny, sho stated positivel, that re
served the wit In thu sheriff. IN q
and when asked from whom he oh
tanned 10, sid Mt McLsndon. Ire
latter get n, mau tsys the hrst he ever
heard or sGs OF tns writ, or mau,r
touched by ", ~asy' stereay morniLP.
when Il Appeared In print.
The entire proceeding Ia ono ol
those tiugnlsr transactions which ara
ever and anon cropping ont 'squito
Patrick ~. v iLtsrs Issued the ,Itcu
ton September 3, II was returned N
the 10th, ard Me. Dwyer given icrci.
BILE possession a her Louse on the ith
OF ostober. Why all this delay, re-
maina unexplained. Squire Wintsie
seldom irin'Aols any business attach.
ing to his dee ~ Q magistrate, aud
even declined 10 do 60 10 the extent
Of hjldirg an Ia CUES, on the body a
the murdered crap sho,ter, Joe Wal
Ter. dis shoe is In the FIs. ward,
Constable Diviny 10 Tor tbs SIXTH ois
tric,, and thu eviction occurred meet
tue southern limits oi the city, whs,e
mUre proper u las could aud should
have bssn iouad. But sonotding t.
CONSTABLE D.vluy, Mis-. Dsyer 70.
ievtd be- hou,e u Mis-. hurphJs e.
iects.
q ,n.iable Fla L ID avis, o,psclou. Of
his owD innoc.nor and knowing thA
the facts uld be brought out, did
mo- visit ,ue AIpEAL nj % 10 solicit .
correction. That, Of c.urse, be sttJ the
iut tent. a IN the statement above.
hat the iullowltg editorial from zee.
brjay'g s. mliaf m ,kes ,he Wind o.
ton q him and Justice flemitg more
tomplelri
The morning p'pss Ia their nc
c,uiti thesv elton Of the pJcr VIZ.
man and her i.ur children from her
srstehtd hrm- In Fort Pickering. Q
tie intisIrs oi Der q ltbesrtcd 10 q
sdy, Mr.. NJ " DwyS. have do
Iuhioe fleuins aud Deputy Sara
Fspk y Wis - cruel ip tee III.
Grit wee net iau,i by ia tice Fem
ing, bnl - he &C mitu "a. ibfsIoi.d
by NJ Davis hlmsrii. Who read I
u nam- 'rIm the con't,t Justice T.
VIC sis. aud bo'@ his ,fiicsl sisDs
inie the vii' as handed 10 Dspu,
Hheiin PAX Davis fo' execution by
Mrs Dsjef ~. visit d The prso,is-s,
tsx 20. vumsa d.hts. co ,dihnn,
aud peismpiorily rias, TO ssict b-i
or 10 ave ANYTHING to do With tie